Toronto Maple Leafs vs St. Louis Blues Prediction, 2/19/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs St. Louis Blues

Date: Monday, February 19, 2024

Location: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (-132) Blues (+110)

The St. Louis Blues (29-23-2) will try to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs (29-16-8) at Enterprise Center on Monday. The odds on this game have the Maple Leafs at -132 and the Blues are coming in at +110. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Toronto Maple Leafs had a good night with a 9-2 win against the Ducks their last time on the ice. Toronto accounted for 15 mins in the box in this contest. Moreover, they had 5 power play chances and notched 4 goals. The Maple Leafs had a impressive offensive output in the win. For the matchup, they scored on 9 of the 32 shots they put on goal.

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When at even strength, the Maple Leafs have allowed the opponent to score 134 goals while having 146 when they are on offense. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have amassed 150 power play opportunities (30th in professional hockey) and have notched 33 goals in those chances. Concerning their scoring, the Toronto Maple Leafs have earned 189 goals (5th in the league) over the course of the season and have allowed 167. Toronto has attempted 1,749 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.8%. For the current season, they have accumulated 66 points and their points percentage is sitting at .623. The Maple Leafs have had 1,593 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .895. Toronto steps onto the ice with 153 power play opportunities and they have added 43 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 28.10%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Ilya Samsonov. Samsonov has been in goal for 154 games throughout his NHL career. He has earned a win-loss record of 90-36-19 and got the start in 142 games. Opponents have notched 393 goals against Samsonov in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.74. Samsonov has seen 4,099 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 3,706 total saves. His save percentage currently is at .904 in his 8,615 mins between the pipes. During his career on the ice, Samsonov has recorded 70 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .493.

When they took the ice last, St. Louis faced off against the Predators in a game where the Blues ended up taking the loss by a final of 5-2. They had 4 power play opportunities in this contest and scored 1 out of those opportunities. The Blues converted 2 goals of the 37 shots on goal they attempted.

The Blues have scored 129 goals at even strength and 29 goals (23rd in professional hockey) while on the power play. St. Louis has tried 1,563 shots (24th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.11%, while allowing their opponents 1,727 shots. For the season, the St. Louis Blues have tallied 158 goals, 60 points, in addition to a points percentage of .556. They have permitted 167 goals to be scored by way of 137 goals at even strength and 30 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 166 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 17.47%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 79.17% on their oppositions 144 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 90.3%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Jordan Binnington patrolling the crease. Binnington has a career mark of 136-88-28 and has been in goal for 262 games. Binnington's rate of quality starts sits at 52.2% and he has accumulated 133 quality starts in his professional career. He has gathered 6,878 stops out of the 7,587 shots taken, which gives him a rate of .907. His opposition is averaging 2.80 goals per contest and he has surrendered 709 goals altogether. He has started in 255 contests and has racked up 15,177 mins.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Toronto (-132)

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